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Comadreja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-16-04 02:03 PM
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Tiny Transmitters on Prescription Meds
Big Pharma, in order to combat "counterfeiting" of their product, plans to install tiny chips on their pill bottles that can be used to track them from production to the pharmacy. It was on NPR yesterday...no link. But does anyone else here sense that this is the next step in shutting off all reimportation?
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JHB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-16-04 02:06 PM
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1. My Bottle of Bufferin has no Elvis in it!
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-16-04 02:07 PM
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2. yeah, RFID in our medicine
but no tags in explosives and nitrate fertilizers. No registry of firearms with serial number and firing pattern.

Oh, well. At least their priorities are crystal clear.
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JHB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-16-04 02:08 PM
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3. More seriously...
...you're quite right. With a proper scanner, they'll be able to trace any bottle, and if it's not where it's supposed to be...
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